SUBLINGUAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sublingual mean? 

• SUBLINGUAL (adjective)
  The adjective SUBLINGUAL has 1 sense:

1. beneath the tongue

  Familiarity information: SUBLINGUAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBLINGUAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Beneath the tongue

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

tongue (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)

 Context examples 

A sublingual preparation of a short-acting, synthetic anilidopiperidine opioid with analgesic activity.

(Fentanyl sublingual spray, NCI Thesaurus)

A sublingual preparation of a synthetic anilidopiperidine opioid with analgesic activity.

(Fentanyl Citrate Pectin-Based Nasal Spray, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the sublingual gland.

(Benign Sublingual Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

It includes the major salivary glands - sublingual, submandibular, and parotid glands, as well as numerous minor glands.

(Acinar Salivary Gland System, NCI Thesaurus)

Due to its quick onset and short duration of action, the administration of fentanyl sublingual spray may relief breakthrough pain.

(Fentanyl Citrate Pectin-Based Nasal Spray, NCI Thesaurus)

After rapid sublingual transmucosal absorption, the active ingredient fentanyl selectively binds to and activates mu-opioid receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), mimicking the effects of endogenous opiates.

(Fentanyl Citrate Pectin-Based Nasal Spray, NCI Thesaurus)